Cameras

As several municipalities in B.C. consider expanding their use of video cameras in public spaces, the Privacy Commissioner is calling for caution in an open letter. Cities including Richmond, Kelowna and Terrace are at various…

The Quebec Court of Appeals recently held that a video camera in a resident’s room does not violate the privacy rights of retirement home employees, even though the video camera enabled viewers “to distinguish them,…

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) equipped officers with wearable cameras to encourage transparency and “prevent people from acting in a difficult or violent manner” during Wednesday’s Oppenheimer Park evictions, reports the CBC. The VPD announced…